Desperate Housewives beat desperate hockey, but the Sharks still had a nice Game 2 showing on TV.

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area’s telecast of the game averaged a 3.88 household rating Sunday night, which means almost 92,000 households watched Anaheim take a 2-0 series lead. Perhaps surprisingly, it was down a bit from the 4.2 rating (101,000 households) for the series opener Thursday night. Still, the 2009 ratings are blowing away all previous data; Game 1 was nearly double the previous high for a playoff opener.

This being the NHL, however, what all that momentum means for CSN Bay Area is that it has to sit out tonight while Versus airs Game 3 exclusively. Public service: Versus is Channel 81/723 in HD on Comcast Cable in San Jose, Channel 603 on DirecTV and Channel 151 on Dish Network. And a Comcast spokesman said upgrades have been completed in previous non-coverage areas of Los Gatos, Milpitas, Sunnyvale and Saratoga, so the game should be available everywhere.

The greatest loss will be felt in the postgame spin. Sunday morning, everyone with the Sharks espoused the “it’s only one game” mantra. As soon as the horn sounded Sunday night, it became you have to win four, not two. (The most curious bit of logic came from Scott Reiss, who said the eighth-seeded Ducks now have the pressure because they’re going home ahead two games to zero. Uh, yeah, OK.)

No doubt that on the local telecast, a Game 3 loss would be followed by an interview with Dave Roberts, 2004 Red Sox hero, saying all things are possible. And maybe some “Animal House” footage. Remain calm! All is well!

The NFL’s Detroit Lions unveiled a new logo Monday, this one showing more teeth. If the Sharks are proof, that will at least get them through the regular season.

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